"The Happy Prince, and Other Tales" by Oscar Wilde is a selection of children's stories from the late 1800s that looks at love, giving, and the contrast between beauty and difficulty, with each tale teaching a moral lesson using touching stories and characters you won't forget. "The Happy Prince" tells of a shiny statue above a city that feels sad for the people suffering below. With aid from a kind swallow, the statue gives up all its valuable parts to help those in need, which causes it to fall apart and the swallow to die. Other stories in the book, like "The Nightingale and the Rose" and "The Selfish Giant," also touch on how tricky love, friendship, and kindness can be, focusing on how important it is to care for others and put them before yourself. Every story is written with great detail and a strong sense of right and wrong, making the book a lasting reflection on human feelings and actions.
The Happy Prince, and Other Tales
By Oscar Wilde
A gilded statue and a selfless bird work together to relieve the suffering of a city, giving everything they have in a display of poignant sacrifice.
Summary
About the AuthorOscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, and his criminal conviction for gross indecency for homosexual acts.
Oscar Fingal O'Fflahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is best remembered for his epigrams and plays, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, and his criminal conviction for gross indecency for homosexual acts.
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